Abdirahman M. Abdillahi

Mr. Abdullahi is the Governor of the Central Bank of Somalia (CBS), and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the CBS. He has over 20 years of professional experience in the aspects of Financial Management. He started his career working with the Finance Ministry of Somalia in 1986, but he worked most part of his adult life in the Private sector in Norway and UK. Abdi’s compassion for aid and development issues has taken him to work in a number of charity organizations operating in Yemen and Horn of Africa.

He was appointed as the Governor of Central Bank of Somalia in April 2019. Prior to his current role as Governor and Chairman of the Board of Directors of CBS, Abdi has worked as Senior Economic Policy Advisor for the Office of the Prime Minister in Somalia, where he contributed significant policy reforms in the areas of Public Financial Management.

Abdi holds a Master’s degree in Finance and International Banking (MSc) from Liverpool John Moores University (JMU) in U.K and Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Norwegian University of Technology and Science (NTNU).